Ecclesiastes 2:22

For what hath man of all his trauaile and griefe of his heart, wherein he hath trauailed vnder the sunne?

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In The King James Version

For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?

In Context

21For there is a man whose trauaile is in wisdome, and in knowledge and in equitie: yet to a man that hath not trauailed herein, shall he giue his portion: this also is vanitie and a great griefe.

23For all his dayes are sorowes, and his trauaile griefe: his heart also taketh not rest in the night: which also is vanitie.

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Cross References

Proverbs 16:26The person that traueileth, traueileth for himselfe: for his mouth craueth it of him.

Ecclesiastes 2:11Then I looked on all my workes that mine hands had wrought, and on the trauaile that I had laboured to doe: and beholde, all is vanitie and vexation of the spirit: and there is no profite vnder the sunne.

Ecclesiastes 4:6Better is an handfull with quietnesse, then two handfuls with labour and vexation of spirit.

Ecclesiastes 5:10When goods increase, they are increased that eate them: and what good commeth to the owners thereof, but the beholding thereof with their eyes?

Ecclesiastes 6:7All the labour of man is for his mouth: yet the soule is not filled.

Matthew 6:11Giue vs this day our dayly bread.

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 2:18-26

Sources of Dissatisfaction; The Cheerful Use of Abundance. 17 Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit. 18 Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. 19 And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also… Read the whole commentary →

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